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Energy efficiency steps help save 7000 MUs of power in 2015-16 .

The power ministry today said the country saved 7,378 million units of electricity worth Rs 4,866 crore through various energy efficiency measures taken during 2015-16. In a bid to promote energy efficiency, Power Minister Piyush Goyal will present National Energy Conservation Awards 2016 tomorrow after inaugurating the National Energy Conservation Day, read a ministry statement. Goyal will also felicitate winners of National Energy Conservation Painting Competition 2016.

According to the statement, the participating entities for the 2016 awards have collectively invested Rs 5,111 crore in energy conservation and achieved monetary savings of Rs 4,866 crore in a short period. The investment will continue to pay off in coming years as well. These entities have saved 7,378 million units of electricity, which is equivalent to the energy generated from a 1,352 MW thermal power plant, it added.